BOLIDE


Meaning of BOLIDE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' b ō - ˌ l ī d, -lid

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Latin bolid-, bolis, from Greek, from bol ē throw, stroke

Date: 1834

: a large meteor : FIREBALL especially : one that explodes

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